Booth at Pro Light & Sound
2010, March 24th
Grimm Audio is present at the impressive booth of our German distributor Audio Import during Pro Light & Sound in Frankfurt. Key element of the booth will be a set of LS1 loudspeakers. Of course all other products are on show too, like the CC1, the first production units of the MP1 and also our first software product: LevelOne. Meet us in Frankfurt, Hall 5.1 B61 from March 24th till 27th.
Pro Light & Sound
Audio Import
TapeOp reviews the CC1
2010, February 4th
US magazin TapeOp, well known for its profound reviews, published a substantial test of the CC1. Two authors, Garrett Haines and Bob Katz independently performed extensive tests, including a blind listening test with 80 trials. They concluded "we should regard this listening test as very indicative that the Grimm clock makes the 192 I/O sound better." This is a very important conclusion, since it is the first time in history that there is scientific indication that jitter frequencies below 200 Hz do influence sound quality.
TapeOp
TapeOp CC1 review pdf
HVT tests CC1
2010, February 3rd
The Netherlands' main Hifi magazine 'Hifi Video Test' features a four page article about the CC1 in their February issue. Author Marnix Bosman presents background information on jitter and puts the CC1 to test as master clock for an Esoteric SA-10. He finds "a larger improvement even than I expected. The sound actually gains quality in all aspects." Using the CC1 as digital interlink reclock unit he enjoys improvements ranging from 'interesting' to 'massive'.
Hifi Video Test magazine
Hifi Video Test CC1 test pdf (in Dutch)
New web site
2010, February 1st
Our former web site was designed around just one product, the AD1. It was getting a bit long in the tooth. The need for a web shop to facilitate sale of our software products felt like the perfect excuse to completely rebuild the site. At the same time we decided to join the social media trend and start making video tutorials and audio demo's. Our online service will thus provide a much better service to our customers. We are very proud of the result, please send us a line at Facebook and tell us what you think.
web designer Laura Visser
Grimm Audio at Facebook
LS1 design presentation for Dutch AES
2009, November 19th
For the second time the AES Netherlands section invited us to give
a presentation about our design strategies. This time we decided
to stage our brand new LS1 DSP corrected loudspeaker. Bruno
talked about the fundamental issues one has to address when designing
a loudspeaker of reference quality and afterwards the group
of 60 attendents split into groups for listening sessions.
the
AES Netherlands section
Anechoic chamber measurements
2009, November 18th
With DSP controlled speakers like the LS1 the quality of frequency response measurements is transferred almost directly into the speaker's frequency curve. The quality of the measurement can therefore make or break the end result. We are very glad we could add a series of real anechoic chamber measurements to the quasi-anechoic measurements in our lab and garden. Many thanks to Utrecht School of Music Technology in Hilversum for that.
Utrecht School of Music Technology
LS1
CC1 review in Music Emotion
2009, November
Dutch hifi magazine Music Emotion featured a review of the
CC1 by Jan de Jeu. On a test where the CC1 reclocks the spdif
line of his CD transport he writes: "... A beautiful
stereo image. Normally I never play this disc until the end
but this time I keep listening breathlessly. Amazed by the
difference I keep switching back and forth. (...) Both ends
of the spectrum are beautifully expressed in the sound of
the organ and brass instruments. The texture of the brass
instruments is fabulous."
Music
Emotion magazin
Channel Classics acquires AD1
2009, October
We
are very happy to announce that Dutch label Channel Classics has become
one of our AD1 customers. Among the first recordings made
using the AD1 is Mahler Symphony no.4 by Ivan Fischer
and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. This is a SACD of breathtaking
beauty, concerning performance as well as sound quality. It
is a true demonstration of the goal of Grimm Audio: to fundamentally improve on current recording and playback quality.
Channel
Classics
Mahler
Symphony no.4
Grimm Audio at the New York AES
2009, October 9th
The New York AES will stage the premiere of Grimm Audio's LS1 production unit! The last few months have seen important changes in the driver selection which takes the LS1 even one step further than the prototype. TPM is now shipping too. The CC1 can be heard in action in the AES Special Events Room. Mike Chafee, responsible for all sound reinforcement at the AES show, preferred the CC1 as "head of the class" after comparing it to other high end solutions. We are most happy to meet you at booth #539.
AES 127th convention
Exhibit at Hi-End Gear in Hamburg
2009, September 18th
Together with our German distributor Audio Import, Grimm Audio exhibits at the Hi-End Gear show in Hamburg. We will demonstrate our LS1 loudspeaker in the exhibition's exclusive listening room. The relaxed atmosphere of this small but great show will certainly lead to very nice listening sessions and interesting discussions. You are invited to bring your own recordings for reference.
HiEnd Gear show
Audio Import
Roelof de Koning new software engineer
2009, October 1st
We like to introduce you to our third employee: Roelof de Koning. Roelof has long term experience in live sound engineering, but graduated this year at the Utrecht School of Music Technology with a Master degree in Audio Software Development. At Grimm Audio Roelof will focus on DSP and host software development (yes, we do have some surprises in petto).
Hilarious forum conversation
2009, August
The forum of our HongKong Hifi products distributor Audio Exotics had this hilarious conversation: "DSo was complaining to Marvel about me bringing this CC1 to his home just when he felt his system was in optimum state. Later on, he SMS-ed and said, "PT, after you took back the CC1, I had no mood to listen tonight. As a result, I went out drinking with friends."
Hong Kong distributor Audio Exotics
AD1 for Nat King Cole mastering
2009, May 30st
From the Pure Super Audio blog: "As some of you know, Kevin Gray and I have been working on a bunch of wonderful Nat "King" Cole Capitol Records' reissues for Acoustic Sounds/Analogue Productions over the past 1/2 year. (...) For us, in that situation, the Grimm AD1 DSD converter killed the [competitor]. It sounded exactly like the analog, both tone wise and ambiance wise. Very impressive."
Steve Hoffman, Acoustic Sounds
Pure Super Audio blog
Acoustic Sounds web-store
5th anniversary at Munich AES
2009, May 8th
Grimm Audio will celebrate its 5th anniversary at the 126th AES in Munich. And we are sure to have a party, because we will show two exciting new products! The first production run units of the LS1 will be introduced, only one year after the prototype was presented. And we will have the Grimm Audio TPM high performance audio cable. Come and visit us at booth #1803.
AES 126th convention
Hi-fi World grants CC1 five Globes
2009, March 26th
British magazine Hi-fi World raved about the CC1 in their review for the May issue and granted it the maximum amount of 5 Globes, which is "Outstanding". Reviewer Tony Bolton used the CC1 as word clock source for a Marantz SA-7 and experienced improvements in texture, focus, definition and stereo image. He enjoyed beautiful resonance and impact of hard struck piano chords. And he felt that the whole spectrum of the sound improved with the CC1. Please enjoy reading his full Hi-fi World review pdf.
Hi-fi World
Hi-fi World CC1 review pdf
Audio Excellence Award for CC1
2009, February
Japanese publisher Ongen Publishing Co has given the CC1 their "Audio Excellence Award 2009" in the category 'Other Equipment'. Ongen publishes three Hifi magazines and a web-site. We are very honoured indeed!
Ongen web-site
CC1's got hiphop fans
2009, February 13th
Dutch mastering engineer Sander van der Heijden posted an enthusiastic report on the CC1 in his blog. The hip-hop act he was working on were impressed by the improvement the CC1 offered to their sound and were equally intrigued by our 'point on the i' power led...
Sander van der Heijden's blog
Bart van der Laan new hardware engineer
2009, February 1st
We are very proud to inform you we have a new employee. Bart van der Laan graduated at Guido Tent's company Tentlabs (that shares facilities with Grimm Audio) and without doubt it would have been a shame to let this great electrical engineer go. Bart will assist in our daily issues but his main task will be to speed up new developments. Be prepared for some big surprises within two years!
Tentlabs
